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The Great Wakering Crab and Oyster Company
By TREVOR JONES
… the train. Above: SER ‘R1’ 0-6-0T A147, one of several class members modified with reduced height chimney, cab and … … The CDC Designs/Thanet Locomotive Works ‘OO’ gauge ‘R1’ body was originally designed to fit a recent Hornby LMS … and brass locating lugs were fashioned to fasten the body and chassis together. A firebox glow LED was then …
Hope Street - the pre-grouping era in 7mm scale
By JOHN BUCK
… It gives floor plan dimensions for many small working class properties which can usefully be used. If building a … especially important if working from photographs. Above: Class ‘84’ 0-6-0ST19 simmers inHope Street yard as NER ‘C’ … These were then cut out and layered with card to make the body. The underframe uses Slater’s ‘W’ irons and parts. The …
Cleaning Up Dirtying Down
By TIM SHACKLETON
… but it was pretty much exclusively matt black on the body with very little to show on the underframe. 4. I … and indicator discs is good for no fewer than 100 as-built Class 40 s numbered between D200-324 with the exception of … arrows and serif-style letters found only on the first few Class 40 repaints. If you’d prefer more of a pristine, …
'OO' Prototype HSDT power car for Locomotion and Rails of Sheffield
By MIKE WILD
… end the prototypes led to construction of 197 production Class 43 HST power cars, some of which remain in frontline … this was later superseded by performance of the production Class 43s. The prototype power cars moved to the Railway …
Rapido’s Lion
By MIKE WILD
… decoder or sound decoder is straightforward as the tender body is clip-fitted to the chassis and gives easy access to … downside is that we found it difficult to refit the tender body correctly as it has very tight tolerances to fit around … is simpler on the Rapido model, refitting the tender body correctly is difficult. Above: The tender has the …
Hornby ‘Salmon’ wagon ‘first shots’
By MARK CHIVERS
First test shots from the moulds for Hornby’s all-new ‘OO’ gauge 50ton ‘Salmon’ bogie rail wagons have arrived for checking with the company’s design team.
Brilliant 1/32 Browning .303s from GasPatch
By Stu Fone
… five exquisitely detailed resin components: a barrel, main body, charging plate and automatic cocking device. As a bonus … Painting guidance is straightforward, with a metallic main body and barrel, bronze/steel rounds and an aluminium cocking …
British Rail’s tiling test - the Class 370 APT
… 155mph Set numbers (half sets): 370001-370006 … The APT-P was to be the next step in the development process and … The traction motors were moved so they were inboard of the body instead of being mounted on the bogies, the tilt system … reaching 162mph on the West Coast Main Line. Above: The Class 370 APT units were equipped with conventional drawgear …
HM|DCC App goes Android
By MARK CHIVERS
… LNER ‘A1’ 4-6-2 Tornado sound projects, together with BR Class 50 and Class 55 diesels. To download the new HM|DCC app, visit the …
FIRST LOOK: Dapol ‘N’ Class 59
… Engineering Prototype (EP) sample of its all-new ‘N’ gauge Class 59 diesel for assessment, together with first shots of … The manufacturer announced the restart of its ‘N’ gauge Class 59 project last summer with seven general release … for the Gaugemaster Collection. Dapol’s new ‘N’ gauge Class 59 will feature a die-cast chassis, five-pole motor, …
BLOODHOUND ENTERS AIRFIX VINTAGE CLASSICS RANGE
By Chris Clifford
… improved with simple scratch-building if desired. Its main body and boosters come in halves, fins being moulded …
Hawthorn Leslie deco sample for Footplate
By MARK CHIVERS
Footplate Models has revealed a decorated sample of its exclusive commission of Dapol’s forthcoming all-new ‘OO’ gauge Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST.
BOOK REVIEW: Class 442s: The Wessex Electrics
… Mark V Pike | Publisher: www.keypublishing.com | Title: Class 442s: The Wessex Electrics | ISBN: 978-1-80282-184-0 … FROM Key Books is this title dedicated to British Rail’s Class 442 Electric Multiple Units (EMUs). Built for use on … author has compiled a super collection of images of the 24 class members in operation through the years. The volume …
Bachmann Europe and MCC sponsor Model World LIVE
By MIKE WILD
Bachmann and MCC are sponsoring Model World LIVE on April 27/28 at the NEC in Birmingham with stands for Bachmann Europe, Pocketbond and a Make and Take interactive stand for visitors.
‘OO’ Car Carriers for EFE Rail
By MARK CHIVERS
Bachmann has revealed that its next all-new ‘OO’ gauge model for the EFE Rail range will be the distinctive Newton Chambers Car Carrier.